Part 1
Examinador
What is your favourite food?
Candidato
As a Brazilian, I love BBQ food. I love also Mediterranean food and Arabic food, like a mix between herbs and umm flavors and different spices. And I think it's great what they they've done with like improving the quality of food. So I'm crazy about it. I also love a little bit of raw food like sushi.
Examinador
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidato
I always had a sweet tooth, so I think I was always crazy about like sweets and desserts and cakes. So when I was a kid, my biggest dream was to get into a, I don't know, a pastry store and just eat all the cakes and big like cakes and, and sweets and desserts that they had. So I think was the.
Examinador
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidato
Yes, in my culture we have different food for different times of the year and including different states. So during summertime we have more like a BBQ grilled food. During like winter and June we have special country parties which includes like corn and some different corn cakes as well and something more.
Examinador
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, definitely. I think nowadays I prefer much more of savory foods than sweet, so. And I also love when I was a child, I wouldn't definitely like raw food. And now I love it. I love ceviche, I love sushi and sashimi. So I think yeah, definitely. I love more spicy things, which is something that I wouldn't eat when I was a kid.
What is your favourite food?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Be more concise and organized: start with a clear topic sentence naming your favourite cuisines, then give 1–2 specific supporting details (examples or reasons) using linking words. Avoid filler words (umm, like) and repetition. Keep under 4–5 sentences.
Exemplo: I enjoy several kinds of food, but if I had to choose, Brazilian BBQ and Mediterranean cuisine are my favourites because they use fresh herbs and bold spices. I also appreciate Arabic dishes for their complex flavours, and I occasionally eat raw fish like sushi for its delicate taste and texture.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: Give a clear opening sentence and one or two specific supporting details. Remove hesitations and repeated words. Use linking words such as 'for example' or 'in particular' to structure the response.
Exemplo: When I was young, I loved sweet foods and desserts. For example, I dreamed of visiting pastry shops to try different cakes and pastries, especially chocolate and cream-filled sweets.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Provide a clear topic sentence, then give specific seasonal examples with linking words (e.g., 'for instance', 'in summer'). Avoid vague phrases like 'something more' and reduce filler words.
Exemplo: Yes, we eat different foods throughout the year. For instance, in summer we have barbecues with grilled meat, while in June (winter festivities) we serve traditional corn-based dishes such as corn cakes and roasted corn at country parties.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Start with a direct statement, then use linking words to explain specific changes with examples and reasons. Remove redundant short sentences and hesitations to make your answer smoother.
Exemplo: Yes, my preferences have changed. Nowadays I prefer savory and spicier foods rather than sweets; for example, I now enjoy raw dishes like ceviche, sushi and sashimi, which I disliked as a child because I preferred milder flavours.
× I love also Mediterranean food and Arabic food, like a mix between herbs and umm flavors and different spices.
✓ I also love Mediterranean and Arabic food, a mix of herbs, flavors and different spices.
Adverb 'also' should come before the verb phrase or before the item it modifies; 'a mix between' is less natural than 'a mix of'; unnecessary filler 'umm' removed for clarity. Suggest placing modifiers close to the words they modify and using 'a mix of' for combinations.
× And I think it's great what they they've done with like improving the quality of food.
✓ And I think it's great what they've done to improve the quality of food.
The sentence had a duplicated subject 'they they've' and awkward phrasing 'with like improving'. Use contraction 'they've' only and the infinitive 'to improve' for purpose. Remove filler 'like' for formality and clarity.
× I also love a little bit of raw food like sushi.
✓ I also love a little raw food like sushi.
Phrase 'a little bit of raw food' is informal but acceptable; 'a little raw food' is more concise. No major grammar error but article/noun phrasing improved for naturalness. Keep 'like sushi' to give an example.
× So I think was the.
✓ So I think it was that.
The original sentence is missing the subject 'it' and is incomplete. Adding 'it' completes the clause and 'that' refers to the dream. Ensure sentences include explicit subjects and verbs.
× Yes, in my culture we have different food for different times of the year and including different states.
✓ Yes, in my culture we have different foods for different times of the year and different regions.
Use plural 'foods' when referring to types of food. 'Including different states' is awkward; 'different regions' or 'states' without 'including' is better. Use parallel structure 'for different times... and different regions.'
× So during summertime we have more like a BBQ grilled food.
✓ So during the summertime we have more grilled BBQ food.
'Summertime' commonly takes 'the' and word order 'grilled BBQ food' is more natural than 'a BBQ grilled food.' Remove filler 'like' for clarity. Use uncountable noun 'food' without 'a.'
× During like winter and June we have special country parties which includes like corn and some different corn cakes as well and something more.
✓ During winter and June we have special country parties which include corn, various corn cakes and other traditional foods.
Remove filler 'like'; 'which includes' should be 'which include' to agree with plural 'parties' (subject-verb agreement). 'Some different corn cakes as well and something more' is vague—replace with 'various corn cakes and other traditional foods' for clarity and natural phrasing.
× And I also love when I was a child, I wouldn't definitely like raw food.
✓ When I was a child, I definitely wouldn't like raw food.
Original word order is incorrect. Place time clause 'When I was a child' at start, and use 'definitely wouldn't like' for past habitual negation. Ensure modal and adverb order: subject + modal + adverb + verb.
× And now I love it.
✓ Now I love it.
Leading 'And' is informal but acceptable in speech; removing it makes the sentence more concise. No grammar error beyond register.
× I love ceviche, I love sushi and sashimi.
✓ I love ceviche, sushi and sashimi.
Repetition of 'I love' is stylistic rather than grammatical; combining items in a list is more concise. No grammatical error with pronouns, improvement is stylistic.
× So I think yeah, definitely.
✓ So I think, yes, definitely.
This is conversational; replace 'yeah' with 'yes' for formal register and add commas. No major tense issue. Keep consistency in register.
× I love more spicy things, which is something that I wouldn't eat when I was a kid.
✓ I prefer spicier foods now, which is something I wouldn't eat when I was a kid.
Use comparative 'spicier' to modify 'foods' and 'prefer' fits better than 'love more'. 'Which is something that I wouldn't eat'—remove 'that' for smoother flow. Maintain past tense 'wouldn't eat' for past preference.